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According to the local publication at the Ministry of Defense of the country, th...

Mi-8 military helicopter has fallen in the capital of Kyrgyzstan: there were killed and injured

According to the local publication at the Ministry of Defense of the country, the MI-8 made a forced landing during a training flight. The plane crash occurred in the territory of the air base. The Mi-8 military helicopter fell on the outskirts of Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan. At least one person was killed and seven injured. About it on Wednesday, January 17, reports Russian "Interfax" with reference to the comment of the state -owned enterprise "Kyrgyzeronavigation".

According to the representative of the department, the helicopter fell at about 11:00 (07:00 in Kyiv time) at the Frunze-1 air base in the Dotuk neighborhood. As reported by the local KABAR publication in the Ministry of Defense of the country, the MI-8 made a forced landing during a training flight. In addition, according to the Kyrgyzstan Ministry of Defense, the accident is affected. The media reported that one person was killed as a result of the accident, seven injured.

We will remind, on May 13, 2023 in the TASS reported that the Russian multi-purpose fighter-bomber Su-34 crashed in the Bryansk region. On the same day, a Russian MI-8 military helicopter also fell in the Bryansk region. The vehicle crashed in the city of Klinka, located 45 km from the border with Ukraine. It is very close to Istivka, where Su-34 fell.